Hugh Jackman set for a Golden Globes win with Les Miserables

HUGH Jackman is set to get his Oscar campaign back on track with a Golden Globe win after playing bridesmaid to Daniel Day-Lewis.

The actor has had to sit back and watch the transcendent Day-Lewis, playing American Civil War hero and 16th US president Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's biopic Lincoln, dominate the first few weeks of the Hollywood award season, including Thursday night's Critics' Choice trophy.

However, the Golden Globes are tailor-made for Jackman's performance in Les Miserables.

First up, he is not competing against Day-Lewis.

The Globes' best actor and actress categories are divided into two sections, drama and musical/comedy, and thankfully for Jackman he can sit in the Beverly Hilton ballroom during the Globe ceremony knowing he does not have to worry about London-born Day-Lewis, a two-time Oscar winner and seven-time Globe nominee.

"Daniel? Who is that?" Jackman joked on the red carpet at the G'Day USA black tie gala in Los Angeles.

"No, I'm just happy to be in the same show that his name is mentioned, let alone category.

"Trust me. That guy is incredible," Jackman said.

Day-Lewis is up against Denzel Washington (Flight), Richard Gere (Arbitrage), John Hawkes (The Sessions) and Joaquin Phoenix (The Master) in the Globe drama category.

Bookmakers have Day-Lewis at the almost unbackable odds of 1/20, while Washington is the next closest, but a long way away at 12/1.

At 4/11 odds, the only true competition Jackman faces in the Globes' comedy/musical race is Bradley Cooper (9/4) for Silver Linings Playbook.